Posts Tagged ‘Montréal’

On Sunday, Montréal hosted its first Cupcake Camp, a fundraiser for Kids’ Help Phone. Though the Cupcake Camp concept originated in San Francisco, several Montréal bakers put a decidedly Québécois spin on their creations:

My best guess says this is the Matty Poutine, with bacon, peppers, onions, and mushrooms. I feel very conflicted looking at this one. Like, bacon makes things amazing. But green peppers make things shitty. So. CONFLICTED.

I’ve always been curious what people from outside of North America make of our culture’s penchant for all things greasy and cheesy. Last year Daryl from Singapore visited Montréal where he tried his first poutine at the tiny Patati Patata on St-Laurent. He confesses to usually not liking cheese very much, but here’s his video review.